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Re:Reports of the death of California High-Speed Rail have b... by pests on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @02:46AM (#43829351)
What does California do with all its income?
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Re:Reports of the death of California High-Speed Rail have b... by SllX on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @03:21AM (#43829570)
Same shit. Different State. Maybe a little extra compared to a Red State or a smaller State, and on a larger scale. You can dig into it here: https://ebudget.ca.gov/
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Re:Reports of the death of California High-Speed Rail have b... by inferiorhuman on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @06:17AM (#43830676)
Props 13 and 8.

Highly recommend Paradise Lost by Peter Schrag. Raising revenue requires supermajority voter approval in most cases. A huge chunk of the budget is already allocated by voter mandates and the legislature fights over the scraps.

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